Percentage of U.S. households, by type 2022 | Statista

This statistic shows the distribution of households in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by type. In 2022, about 35.77 percent of all households in the United States were one person households.

Percentage of households in the U.S. from 1990 to 2022, by type

Characteristic	Married couple households	Female householder, no spouse present	Male householder, no spouse present	One person households
2022	46.82%	11.9%	5.5%	35.77%
2021	47.43%	11.96%	5.39%	35.24%
2020	48.53%	11.54%	5.06%	34.85%
2019	48.19%	11.7%	5.04%	35.07%
2018	48%	12.09%	5.04%	34.88%
2017	48.17%	12.34%	5.11%	34.38%
2016	47.89%	12.42%	5.02%	34.68%
2015	48.17%	12.48%	4.95%	34.41%
2014	48.39%	12.51%	5.12%	33.98%
2013	48.3%	12.6%	5%	33.94%
2010	48.4%	13.1%	5%	32.93%
2000	51.7%	12.2%	4.2%	31.21%
1990	55.2%	11.6%	3.4%	29.2%

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November 2022

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United States

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1990 to 2022

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